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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 21
Tenth Circuit Stay Halts Malique Ewin's Oregon Transfer After 2022 Eligibility Ruling
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 21

Tenth Circuit Stay Halts Malique Ewin's Oregon Transfer After 2022 Eligibility Ruling

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 21

Summary

  • Malique Ewin is no longer eligible to play for Oregon after the Tenth Circuit granted the NCAA's stay request, throwing the Arkansas transfer's late commitment into doubt.
  • The stay pauses a lower-court ruling in Wisne v. NCAA that had given 2022 entrants an extra season under the NCAA's five-for-five eligibility model.
  • Ewin, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward, averaged 9.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks for Arkansas last season and had been expected to bolster Dana Altman's frontcourt.
  • State-court injunctions still are not affected, leaving Ewin a possible path back to eligibility if he secures a temporary restraining order while further appeals play out.

Insights

How will college programs manage their 2026 rosters if federal judges keep reversing the NCAA's controversial eligibility rules?
Could the NCAA's refusal to grant the 2022 class a fifth year ultimately destroy its remaining authority over college sports?
With courts divided on the five-for-five rule, will the 2022 class permanently lose their extra year before the 2026 season ends?